Dan Barrett

Dan Barrett (born March 16, 1980) is an American musician. He is one half of the rock duo Have a Nice Life. Barrett's solo work has been primarily released under the aliases Giles Corey and Black Wing. Outside of this, he has been involved in various short-lived bands. In 2003, he founded the record label Enemies List Home Recordings.

Musical career Listen header = Comparison of styles across Barrett's solo projects. Where the first, "Spectral Bride" by Giles Corey, is a sombre folk- and country-inspired song, which he formed alongside Tim Macuga in 2000. The duo started their career by performing "morbid acoustic songs" at local open mic events, though it was not until the death of Barrett's father that they would start recording the songs. The album would fail to reach a widespread public audience but gained recognition on online music platforms.

Six years after Have a Nice Life's debut, they released their second album. The Unnatural World came out on 4 February 2014 following three singles: "Defenestration Song", "Burial Society", and "Dan and Tim, Reunited by Fate".

In 2024, the duo released a cover of Low's song "When I Go Deaf" from The Great Destroyer in tribute to Mimi Parker, a member of Low who died two years earlier. The song features on the Flenser's tribute album Your Voice Is Not Enough. Have a Nice Life's interpretation extends the song's duration to eight minutes and supplements the original's slowcore sound with funereal themes.

Giles Corey

Giles Corey was the first main solo project of Barrett. It began as an outlet for country music but was progressively and supplementarily inspired by folk music. The album draws on philosophy and the paranormal, something Barrett explored to theorise the experience of death during his depressive year. While unconvinced by the idea of an afterlife, he appreciates its symbolism: speaking to Scene Point Blank, Barrett said "I don't believe in an actual afterlife, but I believe that the image and symbolism of the afterlife describe death in a way that speaks to people, myself included". to critical acclaim. According to Ray Finlayson of Beats Per Minute, "no words or descriptions will really, properly, fully prepare you for the sheer heart-wrenching emotional pull that these tracks have". The book was in part a sequel to the one that accompanied Have a Nice Life's Deathconsciousness. while Wired writer Phill Cameron called it an extended play (EP). Barrett was inspired by "traditional ritual trance" while making Deconstructionist, and the live album, Live in the Middle of Nowhere, was released on 27 February 2013. The live album was recorded at a live show in the Enemies List Home Recordings warehouse in Meriden, Connecticut. While the primary genres are distinct from those of his earlier projects, Barrett still notes similarities: "There are certain things I can point to as being pretty indicative of my aesthetic sense, little fingerprints that connect my oldest stuff with my newest stuff. None of that's on purpose, but I definitely sense it there". a style of electronic music that Black Wing has been classified under. In June 2015, "My Body Betrayed Me" received a music video and Barrett announced ...Is Doomed, the debut album of Black Wing, which was released on 25 September 2015. though some thought it was underwhelming when compared to his previous works. Sam Robinson for Echoes and Dust said it was refreshing yet reminiscent of his previous works, but that listeners should not expect it to be "the next great milestone" in Barrett's discography. Thomas Brand for Beat was disappointed with the production but still lauded several songs, including the closer "If I Let Him In", which he considered Barrett's best work to date. Tiny Mix Tapes highlighted the same song, describing it as "centering, chilling, later explosive, terribly despondent, but humbling". No Moon was preceded by three singles: "Bollywood Apologetics", and "Choir of Assholes / You Think It'll Make You Happy But It Won't". Like its predecessor, No Moon was enjoyed by critics, many of which said it avoided several of ...Is Doomeds shortcomings. and Chris Keith-Wright for Echoes and Dust called it fantastic and hoped that the next release would arrive sooner than the five-year gap between Black Wing's first two albums. as Married with his wife Thao, which released Christmas music; and as a member of the bands in Pieces and The Cappuccino Jellybeans.

Enemies List Home Recordings

At a logistical level, we needed to record music and had no money. Over time we cobbled together whatever we could use. After years of recording however we could, we wanted to distribute that music. There was, then, no outlet for people like us: we wanted to make physical copies of our stuff, but labels didn't, and still don't, invest in home-recorded artists—especially ones they've never heard of and who have never played out. — Barrett — speaking to PopMatters about the founding of Enemies List Home Recordings The label has released albums from Have a Nice Life; Barrett's solo projects Giles Corey and Black Wing; as well as unrelated artists, including Planning for Burial, Mamaleek, and Xasthur. He is married and has children. Outside of music, Barrett works a regular job and has a real estate marketing agency.

Extended Plays +List of extended plays, with release date and additional details Title Extended play details Hinterkaifeck Release date: 21 February 2013 Label: Enemies List Home Recordings and The Flenser